"......" the figure was silent for a moment, as the female before him struck some chord of familiarity within him.

But he shook his head and cleared his throat to get himself back to reality.

"Great." he said.

"So they're around." he muttered.

"Did someone tip them off?" he wondered aloud.

"Gonna have to erase some people if they were."

The figure thought for a moment about her suggestion.

"Hmmm." he muttered.

"A hotel room?" he asked.

"That WOULD be a lot more secure." he admitted, before poking his head out the window, and listening. After a moment, he cursed slightly.

"Hotel room, it is." he told her, bringing his head back in.

"I hear voices and footsteps. And they're coming in this general direction." he told her.

"........" the man was silent as the mana was used, before sighing.

"Right." he said.

He then approached the backpack and opened it, peering inside.

Once he did, he let out a low whistle.

"Well, now..." he said.

"Hardly ever see stuff like THIS being used, or being given to me." he chuckled. "This is some high-quality stuff." he commented further.

"And you're sure about this deal?" he asked her.

The figure narrowed his eyes a little as he looked over the stuff again.

"Well, hell of a way to start building rep." he commented.

"Excuse me a moment." he said, grabbing the bag and taking it to a nearby desk. He emptied the contents, and Aila saw him doing various things to various samples of the various products.

"Mmhmm... mmhmm... mmhmm..." he mumbled.

"Yep. Top-notch." he said, before looking over towards her.

"By the way, have we met before?" he asked.

"You seem somehow... familiar..."

The lantha was silent as Aila said what she did.

"Hm." he muttered.

"I see." he said, before going back to looking the stuff over.

"Mmhmm... mmhmm." he finished.

"Right, how's 2G for the lot sound?" he asked her.

He shook his head.

"That's sweet, and any other would have accepted that, but... not me." he told her.

"I pay what it's worth... while still allowing a little bit of profit for me." he smirked.

"I can tell it's quality. I can just tell." he went on.

He then dug into his pocket and took out an envelope. He opened it, rifled through it, and then took out a small bundle of bills, tossing it towards Aila.

"Here." he said.

"The 2."

"Yeh." the lantha replied.

"Pack-rat on the South end, around Henry street." he told her.

"And Stardust in the West end, hangs around Cherry Avenue." he said further.

"Everyone else's paranoid, and is laying low." he informed her.

"And only those two'll have the cash to pay you for what you got."

The man just smirked as he heard that.

"Thanks, but I've evaded the cops for y-" he started to say, before he realized he had met her gaze.

And he could see something in her eyes.

".........." he was silent as he looked into them, narrowing his own a little.

"...wait..." he muttered.

"Wait, something is... VERY familiar about you..." he commented.

"Yeah." he replied.

"Your eyes. I can see... something in them." he told her.

"I can tell you're a draydin." he then outright admitted, but I also sense something... more..."[/b] he went on.

"You make me feel like I'm... home... again." he continued.

"Wait... are you half-lantha?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing." the man replied.

"Er... ok, well, it's not nothing." he sighed.

"I have nothing against half-breeds." he told her.

"In fact, I'm related to one." he then said.

"My Aunt Liyani fell in love with a draydin and had a child with him."